Angela Quintal was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis a decade ago. Today she finds herself living in the epicentre of coronavirus, New York City. This is her story of shutting herself away in the city that never sleeps to stay alive.
Critical thinking is more important now than ever as conspiracy theories and purported cures to Covid-19 run rife, writes Angelo Fick.
By looking at some of the lessons learnt from the HIV and AIDS pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa, the way to effectively tackle Covid-19 becomes clearer, writes Webster Mavhu.
Although the ‘mouth, eyes and ears of the vulnerable and the defenceless’ nurses struggle with dangerous understaffing, equipment and medicine shortages and meagre salaries.
The new coronavirus has exposed the staggeringly uneven distribution of life-saving medical equipment across the world. Ventilators are an essential tool in the treatment of respiratory illnesses, including severe cases of COVID-19, yet across 41 African countries there are fewer than 2,000 ventilators serving hundreds of millions of people. By Joshua Setipa, Managing Director of the UN Technology Bank.
This is the story of a midwife who was stigmatised for her commitment to a woman’s right to choice.
As South Africa joins the global community in fighting a pandemic, this presents an opportune moment to also reflect holistically on our health system, especially health services for womxn. As today marks World Health Day, it’s also important to remind ourselves of the importance of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) for our overall health and well-being. By Angelica Pino, Programmes Director, Sonke Gender Justice.
The way the country has tried to flatten the curve shows how public health is a group assignment — and that many actors are needed to efficiently address long-standing healthcare issues.
As South Africa undergoes a 21-day lockdown, here's what you need to know.
In South Africa, changing one’s gender marker and names on legal documents and certificates is an arduous process, and government officials who aren’t sensitised to transgender people’s struggles are part of the problem.
Ten years ago, activist Marion Steven wrote about how sexual and reproductive health services could benefit from the NHI Bill. But she neglected some issues.
Child and adolescent health needs a strong champion in the NHI, as the current policy framework is skewed towards adult burden of disease and efficacy of services.
Unconditional love fills the gaps caused by poor infrastructure, and helps ensure the academic success of visually-impaired learners in Limpopo.
More thought needs to go into South Africa’s plan of action for the disease, if the country hopes to not overburden an already strained healthcare system.
Cervical cancer claimed Nkhanyeleni Vele’s life this past weekend, but with a higher number of cancer specialists on duty, her death could have been avoided.
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